Neymar undergoes complementary exams and misses training for the Brazilian team

This Wednesday (27), Seleção Brasileira carried out the first training session with the ball at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis, to prepare Copa for Mundo in 2026. Striker Neymar did not participate in the activity and was sent to a clinic in the city for further examinations. The absence of Santos’s number 10 generated concern among coach Carlo Ancelotti’s technical committee.

Confederação Brasileira of Futebol released a statement informing that Neymar would remain unavailable until the completion of medical evaluations, with no further announcements expected. The player is treating a calf injury with 2 millimeters of edema, contracted in the confrontation between Santos and Coritiba against Campeonato Brasileiro.

Diagnóstico and injury treatment

Rodrigo Zogaib, coordinator of Núcleo of Saúde of Santos, confirmed that Neymar has mild calf edema, considered sufficient to require treatment and load control. The doctor told the reporter that the goal is to deliver the player fit or almost fit at the Seleção presentation. Desde the injury, Neymar no longer played for Peixe.

Técnico of Santos, Cuca showed optimism regarding the athlete’s physical condition. Após Santos won 3-0 over Deportivo Cuenca, the coach declared that Neymar improves day by day and that the work at Seleção would complement the treatment already carried out at the São Paulo club.

Desfalques and calendar

Além of Neymar, Carlo Ancelotti continues without defenders Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães, as well as attacker Gabriel Martinelli. The trio will compete in the UEFA Champions League final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday (30), at Budapeste.

The Brazilian delegation remains at Teresópolis until the weekend. The players and coaching staff head to Rio from Janeiro on Saturday, where Seleção will face Panamá in a friendly on Sunday (31) at Maracanã. Após is off, the athletes return to CBF headquarters the following day at 4pm to board the Estados Unidos on a chartered flight for Nova Jersey.

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Possível absence from friendlies

Segundo information from TNT Sports confirmed by CNN Brasil, Neymar could also be absent in Seleção’s friendlies against Panamá and Egito before Copa’s Mundo. The player’s participation will depend on the evolution of the clinical picture during the complete medical evaluation.

Confira Seleção Brasileira’s commitments:

• Amistoso against Panamá on Sunday (31), at 6:30 pm, on Maracanã, Rio from Janeiro
• Amistoso against Egito on June 6th (Saturday), at 7pm, on Huntington Bank Field, on Cleveland
• Estreia on Mundo’s Copa on June 13 vs. Marrocos on Nova Jersey

Preparação to Copa

Seleção will use the CT of New York Red Bulls, in Nova Jersey, as a base during Copa of Mundo. Após the friendly against Egito, the delegation will concentrate for the debut in Grupo C, which also includes Haiti and Escócia.

Carlo Ancelotti hopes to have the full cast for the final work before the competition. The players’ presentation took place this Wednesday (27), with the exception of the athletes involved in the Champions League final and South American competitions, who will present themselves later in accordance with their club obligations.